Expert inINTERIM EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

IN AFRICA

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SUMMARY

EDITORIAL › Xavier Jacomet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03

Africa: Demography & Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04

Priorities for organisations in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05

Specific recruitment policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06

Procadres International’s Interim executive management solution . . . . . . . . . . . . 07

A tailor-made support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08

Implantations and fields of intervention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09

A tailor-made multi-sector offer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Procadres International, who are we? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Our team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Our flight parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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About XAvier JAcomet

With his finance background, Xavier Jacomet has over 25 years of experience in IT.For many years, he has held financial positions at Microsoft, the last of which was in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean, with 49 countries under his supervision within six sub-regions. He has contributed to the development of the Microsoft Cloud in Sub-Sahara.

EDITORIALThe African appetite for development makes them more faster.

Xavier Jacomet

By 2050, the African population will reach 2,4 billion people, twice as

more than today. More people to feed, accomodate, transport and

employ. The continent evolves quickly, with its own lines that must be

apprehended locally.

Africa has a unique potential, with the world’s youngest population and

a reservoir of ambitious and talented profiles. The appetite of Africans

for development makes them more faster ; which is called «  leap frog  ».

The African continent is developing rapidly, in terms of infrastructures of

course, but also in terms of behavior. Africans exhibit a remarkable adap-

tability. They give us all real life lessons.

The experience of our transition managers supports the evolution and

development phases of global groups’ subsidiaries as well as local and

regional conglomerates and even start-ups. The ambition is to grow local

skills where they actually are rather than being exported. We thus make

available to companies, on a fixed term, our pool of transition managers,

highly qualified, with a perfect knowledge of the economy and African

culture. Supporting African companies in their growth strategy remains

our mission.

Xavier JacometProcadres International’s Associate Africa

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50 % population <20 years-old.This population will become the work force of the world.

Emergence of African Lions.African companies - local or regional - with significant market shares and international recognition. Creation of startups.

Fastest growth in the world (300M Middle Class - $ 2- $ 20 Per day).Expenditure growth 16%, GDP x2.

Human capital.One of the 3 main investment priorities since 2014 for 30% for the directors « Research on African Business Agenda ».

AFRICA DEMOGRAPHY & GROWTH

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A YOUNG CONTINENT

ECONOMIES ON A GROWTH PATH

CONSUMER GROWTH

HUMAN CAPITAL

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PRIORITIES FOR ORGANISATIONS IN AFRICA

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GROWTH

PROTECTION

INNOVATION

ORGAnic GROWTH

neW MARkeT PeneTRATiOn

PARTneRsHiP

ACquISITION

incReAsinG MARkeT sHARe

ReducinG cOsTs

BuildinG THe ORGAnizATiOn

OPTiMizinG ResOuRces

ResTRucTuRinG

develOPinG neW TecHnOlOGies

iMPROvinG Business PROcesses

defininG neW PROducTs OR seRvices

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SPECIFIC RECRUITMENT POLICIES

MULTINATIONAL

MID-CAPs

LOCAL COMPANIES

SMEs

BEFORE AFTER

Expatriates

ExpatriatesDiaspora

Locals

ExpatriatesDiaspora

Locals

Locals

ExpatriatesDiaspora

Locals

DiasporaLocals

Locals

Locals

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A POOL OF EXPERIENCED MANAGERS

A STRONG EXPERIENCE

AN EXTENDED MISSION DURATION

« �It's�the�quality�of�our�people�that�drives�our�success.��In�Africa�as�well�as�elsewhere! »

Xavier Jacomet

PROCADRES’ INTERIM EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TO FOSTER GROWTH

For more than five years, Procadres International, the first interim executive management com-pany to join CIAN (French Investors Council), has been helping to develop interim management in Africa around transformation projects. The professional practice of transition management in the African continent requires specific managers and presents some differences with Europe.

Procadres Africa operates with a pool of 500 multicultural managers to address companies’ needs: CEO, CFO, CCO, CIO, Industrial Directors, etc.

If a particular expertise and professional practice are needed in the business, a fine knowledge of the African continent and experience in the region are also essential. The job requires patience, excellent interpersonal skills and a high level of availability. Our managers are either experienced expatriates in Africa or African managers with a significant international experience.

The missions' assignment in Africa are usually longer than in Europe. Why ? The workload and more complex missions due to heavy bureaucracy, lack of infrastructure and many unforeseen situations to manage. If the typical duration is usually twelve months, it can be extended for a few months.

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A TAILOR-MADE SUPPORT

EXPERTISE

CONSULTING

RESPONSIVENESS

Our regular trips on the continent allow us to control the cultural, economic and political dynamics.

In response to entreprise challenges:

urgency, transformation, restructuring

issues: we support our clients by of-

fering mobile and nimble candidates,

ready to engage themselves in specific

missions.

We have real-time candidates who have

a real experience of the continent and

who are also familiar with emergency

situations, across all management func-

tions.

Whether for a one-time assignment or

a fixed-term contract, our networks

of experts in Africa allow us to quickly

develop best in class solutions for com-

panies and their subsidiaries.

Backup by a team of expert consul-

tants from Africa, Xavier Jacomet has a

strong knowledge of the different coun-

tries and our managers offer today the

greatest maturity and the best advice

for our customers in these geographical

regions.

Our multicultural team conducts in-depth interviews for candidates and validates:

› their competence

› their consistent background

› their integration capacity

› their adaptability with respect to local culture

In order to respond as quickly as pos-sible to your needs, we are using diffe-rent recruitment methods:

› Direct approach

› Networks

› External databases

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IMPLANTATION AND FIELD OF INTERVENTION

MOROCCO

IVORY COAST

SOUTH AFRICA

KENYA

› Future local implementations

› Missions in progress

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TELECOM BANK

MiNiNgHOTEL

Agri-fOOd iNdusTry iNfrAsTruCTurE

suppLy CHAiN

SECTORS

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A TAILOR-MADE MULTI-SECTOR OFFER

EXPERIENCED MANAGERS THAT AFRICA IS LOOKING FOR

OUR MISSIONS

Our experienced managers, either expatriates or african managers from the diaspora or the continent,

have a solid knowledge of the region’s issues and African cultures. Today, we have been very successful

in identifying, attracting and securing the best talents. Strategic or functional managers according to

the needs, available on the African continent. Our pool of managers of 500 multicultural people

responds as closely as possible to the needs of companies.

ExEcutIvE REPlacEmEnt

Term: 25 monthsContent: Industrial ManagementSector: Agribusiness/ Wood

We collaborate with in-dustrial companies dea-ling with a wide range of challenges that manage-ment deals with (indus-trial or financial challen-ges).

cRIsIs & REstRuctuRIng

Term: 12 monthsContent: Executive Management for an African subsidiarySector: Engineering Industry

After setting up an inter-nal solution, the group took a Interim executive manager familiar with turnaround in North Africa, to restructure its subsidiary.

tRansfoRmatIon

Term: 2 months/ 6 months/12 monthsContent: dORH/ finance (carve out ifRs 6)/Direction LogistiqueSector: Mining

We help mining compa-nies with recruitment policy, site logistics ma-nagement and financial integration.

tRansfoRmatIon

Term: 7 monthsContent: Executive Management for RestructurationSector: Automotive Industry

Restructuring and subsi-diary turnaround.

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PROCADRES INTERNATIONAL WHO ARE WE ?

A KEY PLAYER IN INTERIM EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

As specialist in premium transition management, our head office is based in Paris, with offices in Lyon and Geneva. With more than 350 missions in the industry and services, in operational and support functions, Procadres International is dealing today with most of the transformation challenges, from the most innovative intermediate-sized companies to large corporation from CAC 40.

INTERIM EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT: A FLEXIBLE SOLUTION

We offer the best solution for long-term recruitment with respect to availability, skills of exisiting managers, budget or meeting deadlines to carry out a project.In the past 6 years, we managed important missions in Africa with the ambition to become, for the French and international groups present on this continent as well as amongst African groups, the best partner to provide management solutions at the convergence between transition management, consulting and recruitment.

OUR INTERVENTION CONTEXT

Our ambition is that our clients obtain the expected benefits, and develop internally the necessary skills to sustain these benefits well beyond our intervention.Our performance improvement projects are at the heart of what we do for our clients and become integrated into a continuum of tools to achieve tangible results. In each complex situation our customers are facing, we propose immediate plug and play transition managers.

TRANSFORMATION

We deliver either as part of the glo-bal transformation of the company, or as part of the transformation of operational and support functions or processes.

CRISIS & RESTRUCTURING

We help companies improve their performance, reach their full potential either by working through a holistic global approach across the organization or by focusing on specific performance issues.

EXECUTIVE REPLACEMENT

We ensure the continuity of key functions in case of managers’ ab-sence or failure.

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4500 500 80O

Managers in France

Managers in Switzerland

Managers in Africa

Managers interviewed every year

Launch in Paris

Opening Procadres Switzerland

Opening Procadres Lyon

Transition Offer on General Data

Protection Regulation

20172014

2012

500

OUR NETWORK EUROPE/AFRICA

2015

Launch Procadres Africa

2018

OUR « FLIGHT PARAMETERS »

70 8M€

Missions each year

Turnover

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OUR CERTIFICATION

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OUR TEAM

PARIS AFRICA

GENEVA

LYON

Laurent Agrechceo

Olivier TaburetPartner

Christophe GraffinPartner

Françoise Bacquetrelationship managers Director

Bernard Le Bourgeoismanaging Director

Dominique AgrechSenior Advisor

Annie LanglaisAdministrative & Financial Director

Catherine DeschampsRelationship Managers Officer

Geneviève BauhoferPartner

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www. procadres.com @ProcadresTeam

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Xavier JacometPartner

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Notes

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LAURENT AGRECH CEO

laurent .agrech@procadres .com + 33 (0)6 43 72 85 34

XAVIER JACOMET PartnEr

xavier .jacomet@procadres .com + 33 (0)6 29 67 14 74

www .procadres .com